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di·ploma (də plō′mə)

noun pl. diplomas -·mas

  1. an official state document or historical document; charter
  2. a certificate conferring honors, privileges, etc.
  3. a certificate issued to a student by a school, college, or university, indicating graduation or the conferring of a degree

Etymology: L, state letter of recommendation < Gr diplōma, folded letter < diploun, to double < diploos, double

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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